Sheet holder for beds



. 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed Jan. l0, 1930 n m i 1 u n u l 1 m n @L n 0 7/ mInventor //ffaf/ @Q4/y Nov. 24, 1931. c. G. oAKEY SHEET HOLDER FOR BEDSFiled Jan. l0. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Y 20 view of the preferred form ofthe invention. in Flgs 3 and 4- Patentecl Nov. 24, 1931 l y v y. i y

UNITED STATES ,PAfr',l-:irr "ov/Fries Application filed January 10,1936.` Serial No. 419,923.v g

This invention appertains to new and use-V through the buttonholes 7 inthe manner ful improvements in holding devices for bed .1 substantially.shown in Fig. 2.

clothing, and more particularly to a novel rlhe strip 8 is also providedat spaced inter sheet retaining means. vals with grommetslll throughwhich tie. 5 The principal object of this invention is elements 12 arepassed for connecting the 55 to provide means for retaining sheetssecoiled spring 13 to the stripin 4theinanner l o cured over themattress in the proper manner.' Clearly shown in Figs. 1 "and 2. Theoppo- Another important object of the invensite end ofeach spring 13'hasa snap hQOkM: o tion is to provid-e means for securing short connectedthereto, (see Fig. 2).

l0 sheets properly over a mattress so that when In Figure 3 the Sheets55Y have their 60 i the sheet is employed as a covering, the same `fO'Otedges fOlded haCkWaIdly as at 6V and Y will not pull loose at the footof the bed. .stitched toggellelv 21S at 7'- 4 The )Olned edge These andnumerous other important ob- .portions of the sheet are'provided withlbutjects and advantages of the invention will Co1ihO1eSl8. V.Theinventionfurther consists 15 beomg more apparent t0 the reader Lifter111th@ PI'OVlSlOIl Of 3.11 GlOIlgtlGd SIlp 0f Pila- *65 considering theinvention has described and` '6911251 9 WhlCh` a hem 10 all One @hdclaimed hereinafter.' thereof, and to this end is secured a plurality Inthe drmvingy-l ofbuttons 11 forengagement through the Figure 1represents a fragmentary plan button holes `8 inthe m'annerclearly shown70 Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the preferred The' SIP 9" S 4P.`I0Vldelat its. OPPOSlte form of the invention taken substantially'onlengtlldlnel edge Wlth Vgrommets 12 and by the line 2 2 of Fig 1disposing tie strings 13 through these grom;

Fig 3 is a fragmentary plan View Showing ymets andV tying Vthe same tothe springs 14 25 a modication of the present invention 4 of the bedstructure generally referred to Fig 4 represgnts an edge elevation' ofthe numeral 15, after the buttons 11 are dismodicaton of that Shown inFig. 3 posed between the buttonvholes 8 the sheets Y Fig. 5 is afragmentary side elevation of a 0 mattress with the form of theinvention shown in Fig. 3, and lemployed in conjunction with a sheetsuperimposed thereon.

placement, at the foot end. l Y

Figure 6' represents a second modification 80 of the invention andnumerals 5a-5a represent the two sheets. -These sheets are clasped Fg- 6represente fragmentery Plen VleW togetheras at 6a. v Connectorsgenerally reof asccond E101-:11502551011 0f )elle mlentlonferred to bynumeral 8a are providedffor-l F1g 7 1S all enlarged Seetlolal VlfeW 0fthe connecting this end portion 6a of the sheets 85 form of theinvention shown in Fig. 5ta-5a, to a strip V9dr, of the presentinvention.

Referring to the drawings, whereln llke This strip 9a has an elasticband 10a`eXtendvnumerals designate like parts, it will be seen ingtherefrom and at equal spaced intervals that the preferred form of theinvention inand this strap 10a, is disposed through loops 4o chicles astrip 5 secured to the foot edge of 11a-12a to permit the same to bevaried in each of a pair of sheets tl-6 and these strips length to meetexisting conditions. The 5 are provided with registering buttonholesloop 12o has a tap 13a projecting therefrom H This fOIm 0f theIlVeIltOIl further. Iland a separable fastener 14a is carriedtherechicles a double ply strip 8 between the plies for for engagementwith the hem 6a in the i5 of which a longitudinally extending reinmannershown in Fig. 6. 95

5-5 will be securely retained against dis# 1 forcing or stiifeningelement 9 is interposed, The strip 9a is of-multiple ply material f withbuttonholes through said double ply and is provided with asuitablenumber of strip to which sheets or other covering may grommets 15a. Theend. bar 16 of the spring be attached by linked buttons at predeterframeof the bed structure has a plurality 50 mined spaced intervals and fordisposition of bodies 17 attached thereto and equipped 100 with thepivotally mounted and ovate shapedl knob 18.

As is shown in Fig. 6, the grommets 15a are provided with oyente-shapedopenings 19 ,v 5 and by disposing the knob 18 in a, position y withtheir lon gitudinzil axis at right angles to vthe lontgfitudinal axisoftherorrespond-ing K slots;1-9tlie strips QafWillfbellseeurely fastenedto the frame piece 16, er to the mattress. d

Y10 It -Will thus be seen that by the use of any one of these forms0o'f'thefinyentionfthe sheets of a bed may be securely retained againstdisplacement. Obviously, Various changes in the shi-tpmA size,-.,andmaterials may 15 be resorted'to in the construction of this -inovelretaining tdey-ice `Without departing from the spi-ritisindy scopeofthe`:invention 'asolaimedfliereinafter. Y

Havingfthusf described :my-inventiomfyvhat fA--sheet fhol'der for 1bedscomprising 4en `elongated strip of :flexible material, designed to befoldedv on' it-self `and stitehed,f lthereby forming Aanelongatedpocket,'r `vbuttonsspaced 25 longitudinally on'fthe`opposite"iii-aces 'fthe strip end-adjacent one' edge fthereof; grommets`spaced@longitudintlly onthe lremainin'gedge, nreinforeing=memberextending through thevvpoeket 1 and' positioned'intermedi-r '30 ete v:seid buttons andi' grommet meinbersg-isaid`buttons -adaptedfto engagesu-itable button l holes in a ypair ofsheets, and said grommets adapted to engage suitable fastening"meansr'f'forattaehingthestrip to a bed orhmz'itt'ress.V

' 'CLIFFORD Gro-AKEY.

